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2006 SESSION

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HB 207 Correctional facilities, community-based; location and notice.

Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Community-based correctional facilities; notice.  Requires the Department of Corrections to notify the locality and adjacent landowners before acquiring, constructing, or leasing a community-based correctional facility, and to hold a public hearing if requested by the locality.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Community-based correctional facilities; location and notice.  Requires the Department of Corrections to locate community-based correctional facilities, including probation offices, at least 500 feet from, and in such a manner that they will not interfere with other organizations or institutions such as churches and synagogues, hospitals, and schools. The bill also requires the Department to notify the locality and adjacent landowners before acquiring, constructing, or leasing a facility.